Health needs of women who have sex with women

Methodological assumptions underlying conclusions should have been questioned

Kirsti Malterud, professor(kirsti.malterud@isf.uib.no)

Division for General Practice, University of Bergen, Kalfarvn 31, N-5018 Bergen, Norway

EDITOR—The health needs of lesbian women clearly deserve more attention. I strongly agree with Hughes and Evans's statements about the importance for healthcare providers to understand that lesbianism is within the normal range of sexual behaviour and to reduce perceived and actual prejudice in medical settings.1 …